Union Construction Careers
What & Why?
Construction shapes the built environment around us and ensures that people live and work safely. As our communities grow and evolve, highly trained, productive, and safe construction professionals will be in demand.
Union construction careers provide quality training through their nationally recognized apprenticeship programs and economic security for workers – and their families – through higher wages and benefits. THESE ARE CAREERS, NOT JOBS.
$100,000
per year
Average starting wage for a fully proficient worker who has completed a union apprenticeship in the Bay Area
65,000
apprentices
Approximate number of apprentices in 14 building trades crafts across California
$26
per hour
Average starting wage for a union apprentice in the Bay Area
Union Trades
There are a variety of trades to choose from that can reflect your strengths and career preferences.
Click on an individual trade to learn more.
Boilermakers
Bricklayers & Tile Layers
Carpenters
Cement Masons
Electrical Workers
Elevator Constructors
Heat & Frost Insulators
Ironworkers
Laborers
Operating Engineers
Painters & Allied Trades
Plasterers
Plumbers & Pipefitters
Roofers & Waterproofers
Sheet Metal Workers
Sprinkler Fitters
Teamsters
Do You Have What It Takes?
Take Our Career Readiness Survey to Find Out!
LOCATION:
7750 Pardee Ln
Suite 100
Oakland, CA 94621